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Musician Dom Flemons, a former member of the acclaimed Carolina Chocolate Drops, will perform in a free concert at Pastorius Park on July 12 at 7:30 p.m.
American cultural arts scholar Dom Flemons will bring old-time music to Pastorius Park
Dom Flemons’ songs have been described in lots of ways: Old-timey, Piedmont blues, Black cowboy country. They’re all accurate, he says. more
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Ethan Monberg, 12, will be performing the leading role of Amahl in the opera, “Amahl and the Night Visitors,” at the 100th anniversary celebration of Cooper River Park in Camden County on Thursday, July 13, 8 p.m.
Young opera singer is already reaching for the stars
Chestnut Hill's Ethan Monberg is just 12, but the rising eighth grader at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is already a musical luminary. more
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Matthew Glandorf will direct his final liturgy at The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, in Rosemont, on Sunday, July 9.
Leading figure in the region’s classical music scene departs
Matthew Glandorf, the longtime artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia, is moving to a new role in Germany. more
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The Hot Club of Philadelphia consists of (from left to right) Joe Arnold, Zack Devine, Barry Wahrhaftig and Phyllis Chapell. They’ll be playing at the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s summer concert series at Pastorius Park, at 7:30 p.m. on July 5. The presenting sponsor is Temple Health–Chestnut Hill Hospital, and admission is free.
The Hot Club of Philadelphia will bring the legacy of Django Reinhardt to Chestnut Hill
Barry Wahrhaftig grew up playing rock and roll like everyone else. But then he rediscovered his love of gypsy jazz music. more
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Roxborough-based musician Emily Drinker is scheduled to perform June 29 at Pastorius Park as part of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s free summer concert series. The performance starts at 7:30 p.m., and the presenting sponsor is Temple Health – Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Emily Drinker returns to the Hill for a party at Pastorius Park
“I’m hoping for a big dance party at Pastorius where people will feel comfortable and free to enjoy themselves,” she said. more
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“Pride Evensong” celebrated at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill Sunday, June 11, featured Tyrone Whiting (center), the parish’s director of music and the arts, conducting the parish choir.
St. Martin’s Church celebrates ‘Pride Evensong’
The Episcopal Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill celebrated a “Pride Evensong” Sunday, June 11. more
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Anya Rose (right), a Lower School science teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, Julie Be (left) and Miles Crabtree make up Ants on a Log. They write and perform music for children throughout the Philadelphia area.
SCH teacher and fellow 'Ants' delight kids with music
Mt. Airy resident Anya Rose, a Lower School science teacher at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy (SCH), and Julie Be, a music therapist, teamed up for Ants on a Log. more
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Donald Nally will lead The Crossing in a performance of the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Farming” at Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown, Bucks County, June 22-25.
The Crossing heads outdoors for premiere of ‘Farming’
Donald Nally and The Crossing will present the world premiere of Ted Hearne’s “Farming” outdoors at Kings Oaks Farm in Newtown, Bucks County, June 22-25. The Grammy Award-winning … more
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Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ph.D, one of the nation's leading historians of African American music, will offer his multimedia presentation on that subject June 23 and 24, 7 p.m., at Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion.
Leading historian on Black music at Maxwell Mansion
How can anyone condense the 400-year history of African American music into two hours or less? Germantown resident Guthrie P. Ramsey Jr., Ph.D, plans to do just that. more
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Joseph Arnold and his string quartet are playing their inaugural show on June 21 as part of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s summer concert series in Pastorius Park.
String quartet brings classical to Pastorius Park concert series
Jazz. Classical. Pop. You name the genre, and Joseph Arnold has played it on a violin. more
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Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, is the newly appointed artistic director of Choral Arts Philadelphia.
Chestnut Hill resident selected to lead Choral Arts Philadelphia
Choral Arts Philadelphia has announced the appointment of Donald Meineke, of Chestnut Hill, as its new artistic director. more
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The band Alex & the Kaleidoscope, led by Alex Mitnick (above), will headline the first date of the Chestnut Hill Community Association’s 2023 summer concert series at 7:30 p.m., June 14, in Pastorius Park.
Pastorius Park summer concert series kicks off with children’s program
Alex Mitnick’s songs are guaranteed to get your kids dancing, clapping and shouting. more
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Soloist Lora Sherrodd will offer an evening of jazz and selections from the “Great American Songbook” at St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church.
Two seasons end as new seasons are announced
Two local ensembles, Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, rounded out their 2022-23 concert seasons with recent performances. more
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Pulitzer prize-winning composer Julia Wolfe, who graduated from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, wrote “unEarth,” which will be performed by locally based choir Donald Nally and The Crossing, and the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center in New York.
Local choir premieres Pulitzer winner's work in New York
Donald Nally and The Crossing, the Chestnut Hill-based choir specializing in contemporary choral music, will join the New York Philharmonic June 1-3. more
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The Renaissance Band Piffaro will perform the music of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile on Saturday.
Piffaro revives the music of South America on the Hill
Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, will explore the music of the cities, missions and cathedrals of 16th- and 17th-century Peru, Bolivia and Chile in concert Saturday, May 20. more
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Mt. Airy soprano Annie Carruthers will perform a free concert featuring the works of legendary operatic composers on Sunday, May 21, 3:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Springfield, Flourtown.
Mt. Airy soprano performs opera classics in Flourtown
As a child growing up in Swarthmore, Annie Carruthers wanted to be a pop star like Britney Spears or the Spice Girls. Lucky for us, her tastes changed. more
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Koyal is (Clockwise, from left) Ethan Hunt, Henry Wallace, Noah Weinstein, Cooper Billsborough and Pooja Prabakaran. Photo by Amanda Florence
Koyal, a band going somewhere, makes first stop in Philly
“If I was going to be in a band,” Noah Weinstein told the Local from a studio in Huntsville, Alabama, “I wanted it to be a band that was going to go somewhere.” more
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After a few false starts in his career, Chestnut Hill resident Walter Bell became an international force in jazz.
Local musician, ‘ambassador for jazz’
Walter Bell, an international force in jazz, gave up the flute for 20 years because his music career wasn’t paying the bills. more
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Temple Health Chestnut Hill Hospital is once again sponsoring free concerts in Pastorius Park this summer.
Hospital sponsoring Pastorius concerts
Tyrone Whiting conducting the combined choirs of St. Paul’s and St. Martin’s Episcopal Churches at the Choral Evensong Sunday, April 30th.
St. Paul’s Church hosts joint Choral Evensong and open house
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill is looking to increase the number of its young Choristers, who enhance the singing of its Adult Choir throughout the liturgical season. more
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